Mining Incidents

Kentuckiana: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Kyind Inc · Surface
Controlled by James J Kocian
Cannelburg, Daviess County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201944

MSHA record for Kentuckiana (mine ID 1201944). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Oct 1984
Ownership history
  1. Kentuckiana Investment Partners 1984 to 1986
  2. Kyind Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Kentuckiana sits in Daviess County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Daviess County, Indiana · Population 33,442
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$68,561
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1984 · 3 incidents

October 8, 1984 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kentuckiana Investment Partners · Struck by flying object

MOVING BACKHOE ALONG ROAD, TRUCK PASSED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION SPLASHING MUD IN BACKHOE OPERTORS EYE

September 20, 1984 IN · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Kentuckiana Investment Partners · Accident type, without injuries

THE TRACTOR WORKING WITH THE SCRAPERS BROKE DOWN THEREFORE THE SCRAPERS WERE CUTTING BY THEMSELVES AS THE HIGH WALL DEVELOPED THE BACK SLOPE BECAME MORE OBVIOUS THE SCRAPER OPERATOR DECIDED T TO REMOVE THE MATERIAL FROM THE SLOPE WHICH WAS TOO STEEP CAUSING THE SCRAPER TO ROLL OVER ON ITS SIDRE VERY MINIMAL DAMAGE

September 20, 1984 IN · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentuckiana Investment Partners · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION THE LIGHTS ON A MOBILE LIGHT PLANT.WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE MAST THE CENTER SECTION OF MAST SLID DOWN 2 INCHES PINCHING 2 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND E EMPLOYEE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM WAS ATTENDED TO AND BACK TO WORK IN 3HRS.